The Island Blotter

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Incidents (109)
A Friday Harbor gentleman decided to take "domestic disputes... May 19
A deputy on Orcas Island responded to a mental health crisis... May 18
An altercation at the Orcas ferry landing reminded everyone... May 18
A deputy on San Juan Island found a credit card and took it... May 18
A missing person report on San Juan Island turned out to be... May 18
A Lopez resident has passed away. An investigation was compl... May 18
An Orcas deputy investigated a theft at West Sound where a m... May 17
A San Juan Island deputy played "Where's Waldo" with an acti... May 17
A domestic assault case on Orcas resulted in one party's arr... May 16
A San Juan deputy stopped a vehicle whose driver was operati... May 16
A driver discovered that "suspended license" doesn't mean th... May 16
A San Juan deputy located a Texas wallet that had apparently... May 16
[Unable to rewrite: incomplete incident data provided] May 16
The Lopez Community Center reported that the skate park had... May 15
A San Juan deputy pulled over a driver whose license was sus... May 15
One driver decided to go for a combo deal: operating with a... May 15
A tractor accident near Deer Harbor on Orcas ended without s... May 15
An Orcas Island deputy resolved a trespassing matter at an E... May 14
Lopez deputies responded to a medical emergency that require... May 14
A San Juan deputy encountered a vehicle sporting 2024 regist... May 14
Deputies responded to a drug call in Lopez and found a small... May 13
A Friday Harbor resident learned the hard way that if someon... May 13
A hit-and-run in Eastsound ended with both drivers having a... May 13
An Orcas Island resident discovered they had an outstanding... May 13
A Friday Harbor resident decided to test whether court-order... May 5
Two Friday Harbor vehicles met at a four-way intersection an... May 4
A San Juan Island deputy followed up on an Adult Protective... May 4
An Eastsound-area resident reported some items had gone miss... May 4
A driver on Orcas Road thought the 40 mph speed limit was mo... May 4
An Orcas Island deputy responded to a harassment complaint a... May 4
A San Juan deputy initiated a traffic stop for speeding in t... May 3
A deputy on Orcas Island pulled over a driver whose license... May 2
A San Juan deputy stopped a vehicle on Tucker Avenue whose l... May 2
Deputies on Orcas Island responded to a trespassing report i... May 2
A San Juan deputy responded to a citizen dispute at a local... May 2
An Orcas Island deputy responded to an agency request and de... May 1
A deputy responded to a trespassing complaint in the Olga ar... May 1
A deputy on Orcas responded to a reported order violation in... May 1
A deputy responded to a trespassing report, but the suspect... May 1
A suspect was arrested at the Sheriff's Office for burglary... May 1
A Facebook message in Eastsound had everyone concerned, but... Apr 30
An Orcas Island deputy responded to an April 29 collision re... Apr 30
A deputy on Orcas Island responded to an unwanted person in... Apr 30
A deputy on Orcas Island stopped a speeder on Crescent Beach... Apr 30
A deputy on Orcas Island took a threats complaint seriously... Apr 30
Deputies investigated suspicious activity on the 100 block o... Apr 29
A would-be lock circumventer at the Sheriff's Office discove... Apr 29
An Orcas deputy helped a citizen make some major life change... Apr 29
An Eastsound agency needed a hand, and a mandatory reporter... Apr 29
A juvenile-related incident in the Sheriff's Office files re... Apr 29
An Eastsound deputy responded to an unexpected death with al... Apr 29
A San Juan driver under 21 thought they could outrun the lon... Apr 29
Two Lopez drivers collided, prompting deputies and emergency... Apr 28
A Decatur resident learned that an online travel company had... Apr 28
A Lopez business owner discovered that a local juvenile had... Apr 28
An Eastsound business experienced disorderly conduct when a... Apr 28
Deputies on Orcas Island responded to a domestic dispute in... Apr 27
A domestic violence incident was reported and documented. Apr 27
An unattended live-aboard vessel decided to rearrange Fisher... Apr 27
A Lopez resident was stopped for driving left of center and... Apr 27
A homeowner on Orcas requested that a neighbor be trespassed... Apr 27
A deputy on Orcas conducted a welfare check and successfully... Apr 27
Deputies on San Juan responded to a report of theft from a F... Apr 27
Deputies on Orcas Island responded to a domestic dispute, wh... Apr 27
A deputy on Orcas Island conducted a traffic stop and issued... Apr 27
A driver was stopped with no license, no insurance, expired... Apr 27
A deputy on Orcas Island responded to a trespassing complain... Apr 26
A citizen reported that their personal information had been... Apr 26
A deputy responded to a vehicle that had taken an unschedule... Apr 26
Eastsound deputies responded to an unwanted visitor and tres... Apr 25
Deputies responded to a residence where assistance was offer... Apr 25
One cyclist discovered that the Tour de Lopez's most challen... Apr 25
A Lopez resident learned that talking to trees is safer than... Apr 25
A 9-year-old girl got separated from her group during the To... Apr 25
During a mental health crisis on Orcas Island, an individual... Apr 25
Deputies responded to trespassing at an Eastsound business,... Apr 25
A deputy visited an unwanted person at a Terrill Beach Road... Apr 25
A San Juan driver discovered that 63 mph in a 45 mph zone is... Apr 24
A deputy on Mt. Baker Road discovered that one Orcas Island... Apr 23
A Lopez deputy investigated a report of a teen posting threa... Apr 23
A citizen misplaced their wallet in Eastsound, and a deputy... Apr 22
A driver with a suspended license decided to test whether th... Apr 22
Someone operating a vehicle without a valid license was spot... Apr 22
Authorities submitted a case involving allegedly suspended l... Apr 22
Two drivers on Orcas Road learned the hard way that "meeting... Apr 22
A deputy investigated a civil complaint involving a boat on... Apr 22
Local woman decided a patrol car's back window looked like t... Apr 22
A San Juan deputy observed a driver operating on a suspended... Apr 22
A San Juan deputy located a driver who proved that a suspend... Apr 22
A hit-and-run on Orcas Island resulted in a traffic stop tha... Apr 22
A mysterious wallet turned up on Egg Lake Road with all the... Apr 20
Unable to rewrite due to incomplete incident information. Apr 20
An estranged relative's concerning comments earned them a no... Apr 20
A Lopez resident discovered that "staying in your lane" is m... Apr 20
A landlord-tenant dispute required a deputy to deliver the l... Apr 20
A Lopez Island driver took "off-roading" literally by parkin... Apr 20
A driver managed to hit two birds with one traffic stop: lef... Apr 20
A trespasser on Orcas Island decided to test whether the "no... Apr 19
An Orcas deputy responded to a reported theft on Shaw Island... Apr 18
An Orcas Island deputy documented a theft at a local busines... Apr 18
An Orcas Island deputy responded to an injured deer near Ros... Apr 18
Two unbuckled passengers learned the hard way that safety be... Apr 18
A San Juan deputy stopped a vehicle for an improper left tur... Apr 18
A deputy on Orcas Island pulled over a driver whose registra... Apr 18
A San Juan deputy discovered that a driver's 2023 registrati... Apr 17
Deputies responded to a domestic violence call involving ass... Apr 17
A domestic violence and unlawful imprisonment incident was r... Apr 17
An Orcas Island deputy investigated a fraud attempt in Easts... Apr 16
An Orcas Island deputy responded to an unwanted person repor... Apr 16
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